Scott Van Laningham

Executive Director

Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport

Highfill

Age: 63

Scott Van Laningham

Scott Van Laningham has been with XNA since it opened in November 1998. The airport has about 50 flights a day and has consistently had more than 1 million total passengers. There were 1.16 million passengers in 2013. The airport recently completed a $20 million renovation to enlarge the concourse. Van Laningham has spent the past two years trying to attract more airlines to XNA in an effort to lower fares.